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Why printf is superior to echo in Linux scripts

The printf command offers well-defined behavior following the POSIX standard, which means it works the same way across shells ...
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So You Like Color--The Mysterious ^[[ Characters

In the old days of teletype terminals, terminals were located far away from computers and were connected to them through serial cables. The terminals could be configured by sending a series of bytes ...